prince william county executive corey stewart thinks the children should be sent back. >> we don't want the federal government to be putting these kids in prince william county. we're concerned that it's going to lead to even more children coming into the united states. >> reporter: today the prince william county board of supervisors directed the county executive and attorney to work with the congressional delegation to find out just how many children are here, how long they'll stay, and what their needs from the county will be. >> we would also like to direct the county executive -- county attorney to determine whether this board or any county agency has any authority over this issue. >> reporter: this bristow mom agrees. >> send them back, even if it's dangerous. >> isn't it dangerous here? don't we need to worry about people in our neighborhood before? we need to worry about them and not other people's children. >> reporter: but this bristow's mom whose parents came from el salvador says let the children stay. >> oh, no, let them stay. they strived to get here so they could have the

chair man of the board corey stewart says those kids need to be sent home. and we talked to people who live in the county and they seem to be split on the issue. >> i just think maybe we should encourage the federal government to just send them back. >> children come up here unescorted. they're not taking care of the border, once they're in, you're in. >> federal leaders say they do the not identify shelters for mine are are ors here illegally for safety reasons. the county needs to determine whether it has the authority to find out. >>> a team of developers wants your input on the future of downtown bethesda. they're hoping a beer and banter event can help generate ideas. they want to hear creative thinking from millennials who live, work and play in bethesda. they will pick up the tab on the beer and food and give away free stuff, too. you had to register before monday for the event. it starts at 5:30 tonight at the street sense real estate office. >>> historiclegend. but this morning, a mistake is what is trending on social media. before we get to that, l

. >> reporter: long outspoken against illegal immigration, the board of supervisors chairman, corey stewart says undocumented immigrant children are living at a home for troubled teens. video shows a sprawling 200-acre site. county residents are split over whether the children should be here. >> they probably have a right to live anywhere, especially in this country, which is the united states of america. >> we have a process for people to come into this country, which makes it legal. it's not swimming across and introducing yourself to the federal agents. >> how long is it expected the children will remain in prince william county? >> reporter: they agreed today to urge the county executive where else the unaccompanied minors may be and whether the county has authority here. >> they told us they were entered into a federal contract and they were going to be helping these children. they wouldn't say much more on that. >> reporter: stewart is convinced it will be a major strain. >> there will be a demand and an impact in county services and schools. >> hear from county residents who attended

corey stewart talks about the latest news on this.ally gotten the ability from the freedom of information act to find out what has happened to these nearly 7,000 illegal immigrants that have been arrested and turned over to federal authorities. did you get anywhere with that request? >> well, we sued d.h.s. in 2010-2011. the federal court told us to go back and exhaust our administrative remedies so that's what we're going to do this time. we hope to have more success. but we're pretty sure that most, if not all, of these dangerous individuals are simply being released right back into prince william county. >> that is remarkable, this idea that they have been arrested, many of them for criminal activity of course, and then they're just being released right back into the community. famously a few years ago, carlos, montana, an illegal immigrant from bolivia, he had been arrested a couple of times. while he was awaiting a hearing to be removed, deported, he ended up hitting and killing a nun while driving drunk in 2010. i remember at th

the board of supervisors chairman, corey stewart and board members are trying to figure out where the children are and what they can do about it. >> they should be sent back home. the reason they should be sent home is to send a message that if you make that journey to the united states, you are just going to be sent back home. don't try it. >> reporter: stewart says a home for troubled teens in bristow called youth for tomorrow is housing the children. video shows a sprawling 200-acre site. youth for tomorrow didn't respond. they say they don't identify shelters for unaco komccompanie minors. srk they should be processed in a kind and humane way and sent back. >> residents are split. >> they need to take care of the border, but they are not taking care of the border. it's a game. once you in, you in. >>> our flash survey question of the day, what should the u.s. do about children crossing the border alone. right now, one in four of you believe they should be deported. >>> meanwhile, those opposed to the undocumented immigrants brought to maryland are expressing their views with graff